in answering you, Nancy: I have just noticed your post.

The Telsum were gilded here, in Barcelona. Although 24K. gold was used, I am not fully satisfied with the outcome. I think it is done by the electrolisis (?) method. Not cheap, Euro 2,80 each.

The knotted silk string beads are not my work, but I purchased them in a store selling tassels, strings, and that kind of parafernalia. Here in Spain there is a lot of it, as a side effect of so many centuries of Church rituals, with their magnificently attired rituals. As they are handmade, they are also not cheap at all!